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By HarperCollins Children’s Books

Series: The Adventures of Paddington

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A brilliant picture book about England playing Peru at football based on the award-winning animated preschool series The Adventures of Paddington! It's the day of the big football match between England and Peru, and football fever has gripped Windsor Gardens! Mr Brown is sure that England... Read More

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A brilliant picture book about England playing Peru at football based on the award-winning animated preschool series The Adventures of Paddington!

A funny new football-themed picture book story for children aged 2+

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A brilliant picture book about England playing Peru at football based on the award-winning animated preschool series The Adventures of Paddington!

It's the day of the big football match between England and Peru, and football fever has gripped Windsor Gardens! Mr Brown is sure that England will win, whereas Aunt Lucy is convinced Peru will score the winning goal. Meanwhile, Paddington can't decide which team to support! Jonathan and Judy determine to help him, but can he make his mind up before the world's biggest football tournament kicks off?

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008821388

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 June 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperCollins

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 2.0mm

Width: 205.0mm

Height: 205.0mm

Weight: 270g

Pages: 32

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About the Author

Inspiring a lifelong love of reading with our award-winning children's books, timeless classics and brilliantly funny blockbusters, HarperCollins Children's Books is home to some of the most popular authors in children's literature today, including David Walliams, Hannah Gold, Michael Morpurgo and Oliver Jeffers, as well as much-loved classics like The Tiger Who Came to Tea, A Bear Called Paddington and the Chronicles of Narnia.

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